28th February 2023
Welsh Government highlights developments to help people with rare diseases and lights up Cathays Park building to raise awareness on Rare Disease Day
The development of a new app, which allows users to share their health profile and potentially draw attention to rare or complex medical conditions with health services, both in the…
28th February 2023
Marian Wyn Jones and Rowan Gardner reappointed as Independent Members of Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Role of Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) DHCW is responsible for ensuring the delivery of first-class digital health and care services enabling effective, efficient and safer decision-making through the…
28th February 2023
Written Statement: Improving services for people with rare diseases in Wales
Today is international Rare Disease Day. This statement provides an update about the progress being made to improve services for people living with rare diseases in Wales. A rare disease…
27th February 2023
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board put into Special Measures with board stepping aside
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has announced that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board will be put into special measures because of serious concerns about performance, leadership and culture. The Chair, Vice…
27th February 2023
Written Statement: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
On 7 June 2022, I outlined the ongoing concerns I had about Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board following patient safety, governance and assurance issues highlighted through a number of serious…
23rd February 2023
Secretary of State for Wales Visits the Cardiff-Based Jellagen Hub
The Secretary of State for Wales, the Rt Hon David TC Davies MP, visited the South Wales-based headquarters of Jellagen – the Cardiff-founded biotech company that is leading the world…
23rd February 2023
Latest Figures Show How Wales is Fuelling the UK’s Life Sciences Vision
The importance of Wales to the UK life sciences sector has been highlighted in two sets of recent figures that demonstrate strong performance in key aspects of life sciences businesses…
21st February 2023
Public Involvement in Research Impact Toolkit (PIRIT)
Public involvement positively shapes research. By sharing their time and personal experiences with researchers, members of the public can influence what research takes place, how it’s carried out, and how…
20th February 2023
Budding medics thriving in north Wales
The Seren Medics programme, which helps school-age children go on to study Medicine at university, is enjoying excellent results in north Wales. Since 2016, medical professionals at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd…
20th February 2023
Inhaler recycling scheme helping reduce NHS Wales emissions as £800k funding pot launches
A Welsh Government funded inhaler recycling scheme is helping NHS Wales reduce its carbon emissions and work towards Net Zero ambitions, as a funding pot opens for the social and…
16th February 2023
More two-year-olds across Wales to benefit from funded childcare with further £10 million investment
More two-year olds in Wales are set to benefit from funded childcare as scheme expands with £10 million of further Welsh Government funding. The extra funding is part of a…
15th February 2023
First step in the development of a new regional treatment hub underway
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has today [15th February 2023] announced the development of a new diagnostics and treatment centre for the South East Wales region, located in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon…
14th February 2023
North Wales Tech Start-Up to Collaborate with NHS in Innovative New App
Carnedd is delighted to announce that it is working with colleagues from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, NHS Wales and the SBRI Centre of Excellence to explore the feasibility of…
10th February 2023
Midatech Pharma Raises £5M in Private Placement
Midatech Pharma, a Cardiff-based drug delivery technology company which last month warned of an urgent need for alternative sources of funding, has entered into binding agreements with institutional US investors to…
10th February 2023
USW Develops Online Training Device for Medics Thousands of Miles from a ‘Patient’
Medical and tech experts in Wales have worked together to develop a virtual training device which can allow medics to ‘touch’ a patient, even if they are thousands of miles…
9th February 2023
New Evidence Centre aims to improve health and social care in Wales
A new Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre, funded by Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales, is being set up to provide Ministers and other decision-makers with…
9th February 2023
Harmonising Electronic Health Records For Reproducible Research: Challenges, Solution and Recommendations
THE UK-WIDE CARDIOVASCULAR COVID-19 RESEARCH COLLABORATION KNOWN AS THE CVD-COVID-UK CONSORTIUM HAS PUBLISHED NEW RESEARCH IN BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING, DESCRIBING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFICIENT, TRANSPARENT, SCALABLE, AND REPRODUCIBLE HEALTH…
9th February 2023
New Data Lab at the Forefront of Developing Population Health
AN INNOVATIVE NEW DATA LAB DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR POPULATION HEALTH & WELLBEING RESEARCH IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH. THE DATA LAB CREATES EASILY…
9th February 2023
Dementias Platform UK Launches New Ground-Breaking Imaging Hub
A GROUND-BREAKING IMAGING HUB, DEVELOPED BY THE DEMENTIAS PLATFORM (DPUK) DATA PORTAL TEAM BASED IN POPULATION DATA SCIENCE AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH UNIQUE ACCESS TO BRAIN IMAGING SCANS, TOGETHER…
9th February 2023
Health Technology Wales Open Call for non-medicine health and care technologies to improve the lives of people living with cancer in Wales
Health Technology Wales has launched an open topic call to find non-medicine health and care technologies that could improve the lives of people living with cancer in Wales. It is…